University of Georgia Athletics

Thursday, March 16
Athens, Ga.
3 p.m.

University of Georgia

vs

Alabama

Dasha Vidmanova

Bulldogs Host Pair of SEC Matches

March 15, 2023 | Women's Tennis

#6 GEORGIA vs #45 ALABAMA
Date: Thursday, March 16
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Athens, Georgia
Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
 
#6 GEORGIA vs #8 AUBURN
Date: Sunday, March 19
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Athens, Georgia
Site: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
 
MEDIA INFORMATION
Live Stats/Video: https://gado.gs/9y9
UGA Season Stats: https://gado.gs/9yj
 
Social Media
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QUICK HITS
803 Wins, 19 SEC Titles, Six National Championships
Georgia head coach Jeff Wallace is now in his 38th year at the helm of the Bulldogs' tennis program. As the nation's winningest active women's tennis coach, Wallace is one of only two coaches to record 800 wins in women's tennis history – trailing only Lin Loring, the all-time winningest coach with 846 (Indiana).
 
2023 ITA National Team Indoors Runner-Up
After defeating sixth-ranked Stanford, 15th-ranked Oklahoma and 14th-ranked Iowa State, the Bulldogs made the program's ninth ITA Indoors finals appearance – a rematch with No. 2 North Carolina. Despite a spectacular run, Georgia fell to the Tar Heels 4-0. 
 
Under the direction Coach Wallace the University of Georgia women's tennis team has played for or won a National Championship in five different decades:
 
1987...........................................................................................................................NCAA Finals
1994...........................................................................................................................Indoor Champions
1994...........................................................................................................................NCAA Champions
1995...........................................................................................................................Indoor Champions 
1999...........................................................................................................................NCAA Finals
2000...........................................................................................................................NCAA Champions
2001...........................................................................................................................Indoor Finals
2002...........................................................................................................................Indoor Champions
2004...........................................................................................................................Indoor Finals
2009...........................................................................................................................Indoor Finals
2015...........................................................................................................................Indoor Finals
2019...........................................................................................................................Indoor Champions
2019...........................................................................................................................NCAA Finals
2023...........................................................................................................................Indoor Finals
 
Dawgs in the Polls
Sixth-ranked Georgia owns four rankings: A quartet of individuals, 10th-ranked Lea Ma, No. 12 Dasha Vidmanova, No. 52 Mell Reasco, No. 64 Anastasiia Lopata and No. 122 Meg Kowalski; two tandems in No. 26 Guillermina Grant and Mai Nirundorn and No. 39 Meg Kowalski and Mell Reasco.
 
In the fall, the ITA also ranks the Top-10 Freshman/Newcomer, Lopata came in at No. 10.  
 
Scouting the Crimson Tide
Alabama is 9-4 overall and 2-1 in SEC play on the season. The Crimson Tide own two rankings in No. 94 Loudmilla Bencheikh and No. 58 Loudmilla Bencheikh and Anne Marie Hiser.
 
Scouting the Tigers
Auburn is 13-2 overall and 3-0 in SEC play on the season and will travel to Knoxville, Tennessee to face the Volunteers on March 17 before playing the Bulldogs. The Tigers own five rankings in No. 41 Carolyn Ansari, No. 46 Ariana Arseneault; No. 20 Carolyn Ansari and Ariana Arseneault, No. 51 Anastasia Astakhova and Adeline Flach and No. 64 Adeline Flach and Angella Okutoyi.
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs host Tennessee on Friday, March 24 at 5 p.m. 
 
 
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